Category Buyer Ambient

Goosemoor Foodservice are currently recruiting for a Ambient & Frozen buyer to join the buying team, on a full-time, permanent basis, reporting to the Head of Buying.

The role is integral to delivering a customer focused range. The individual is responsible for ensuring we source products effectively, drive profitability and manage suppliers and partner relations within the merchandising function.

We are looking for someone who excels in delivering cost saving strategies through driving change and proactively looking to find solutions. This includes negotiating the lowest cost price for product vs. market, sourcing relevant products from the most appropriate suppliers, developing supplier partnerships, improving availability, contingency planning where relevant and helping to drive overall sales, profitability, and efficiencies.

**Key Responsibilities**
- To help create, lead, and deliver on the category strategy for the team, including any specific projects supporting Goosemoor growth strategy.
- Accountability for developing supplier partnerships, selecting an appropriate supplier base, supported by merchandising, technical and supply chain colleagues.
- To agree cost prices for all products, with annual terms agreed on time showing year on year improvement.
- To monitor supplier performance in terms of overall gross margin, competitiveness, and availability. Agree corrective action where necessary.
- To agree joint business plans with key suppliers, including investment plans to activate digital and marketing product opportunities.
- To maintain accurate cost files, and savings pipelines & trackers.
- Work with the product development team to innovate and create value throughout the end-to-end supply chain.
- To support sales team in tenders and with specific customer pitches.
- To give the business market insight to support pricing decisions and ensure benchmarking across the market to remain competitive.

**About you**:
We are looking for an experienced buyer who is comfortable working cross-functionally in a team and enjoys building relationships internally and with external suppliers to maximize performance.

A confident and organised Buyer who has the demonstrated experience of supplier/contract negotiation and delivery of significant cost savings combined with commercial problem-solving abilities is crucial to this role.

You will be someone who has strong planning and prioritisation skills whilst demonstrating your resilience under pressure and can manage conflicting priorities using your excellent time management skills.

**What you’ll receive**:

- A competitive salary
- Pension scheme
- Discounts on all sorts of lovely food and award-winning products through our staff shop
- Generous Bonus scheme

At Goosemoor everyone is welcome. We don’t want you to ‘fit our culture’ we want you to help define it and we actively celebrate the unique talents of each and every colleague. We don’t just look at your CV, we’re more focused on who you are and your potential. Our ultimate goal is to ensure that everyone belongs and thrives at Goosemoor and we recognise that Goosemoor can only thrive when everyone feels they belong.